Lane County, Oregon, which received a suspicious letter, will provide naloxone kits and train elections staff on administering it. So will Lincoln County, Nevada, which did not get one.

Opioid overdose prevention must include making naloxone widely available (at no cost when possible) and enabling regular citizens to administer this life-saving drug through education and training.… ...

Naloxone is a life-saving emergency medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, while naltrexone is a long-term treatment for opioid and alcohol dependence, helping to reduce cravings and prevent ...

Naloxone reverses an overdose for up to about 90 minutes, but opioids can stay in the system for longer, so it’s still important for the person to receive medical attention after receiving the drug.

Free emergency naloxone kits are available at five campus locations between the East Bank, West Bank and St. Paul campuses. Opioid-related overdose death data for Minneapolis in 2024 is not yet ...

Naloxone is best known by the brand name Narcan, which is available over the counter. Ward continued working with End Overdose, eventually becoming a co-founder of one of their first campus groups.

The opioid crisis, born out of governmental incompetence, has propelled two drugs, naltrexone and naloxone, into the forefront of American consciousness. It is important to know how each of these ...

It is well known that opioid overdoses have occurred at epidemic levels in the United States for years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid overdose ...